If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot Arranged for a single guitar by Baddguitar v1.1 Capo = 2 to play with song The recorded version of this song contains two main guitars and a string section. This tab is for a single guitar and a singer. Chords: G (320003@1) 320003 G7 (320001@1) 32300x Dm6/F 1x020x C (x32010@1) X32010 D (xx0232@1) X00232 Em (022000@1) 022000 G/B (143121@7) X2003x Am7 (x02010@1) X02030 INTRO and fill Riff #1 G (320003@1) G (320003@1) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-|-----0-----0---2-----2-----2-4-0-| |---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------|---0-----0---0-----0-----0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----3---------3-----3---------|-3-----3---------3-----3---------| Verse: G (320003@1) Dm6/F |-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------3-----------0---------------0--------| |-----0-----0--2---0-2/4---4\2---2-----2---2-----2--------0-0-| |---0-----0--------------------0---------0-----0------0-2-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----3--------3-----3-----1-----1---------1-----1----------| Fill #2: Fill #3 G (320003@1) G (320003@1) Dm6/F |--------------3--||---------------------------------------------------------| |-----0-----------||-----------------------------------------------------0---| |---0---0--2/4----||-----0-------2--0-----0------7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-4\2---0-| |-----------------||---0---0---4------0h2--------------------------------0---| |-----------------||-----------------------------8-8-8\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3---2-| |-3---------------||-3------3-----3----------1-------------------------------| G (320003@1) Dm6/F If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G (320003@1) Dm6/F Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmIn (022000@1)a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)[Fill #2] You know that ghost is me C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)I will never be set free as long as I'm a ghost that you can't see [Riff #1] G G (320003@1) Dm6/F If I could read your mind love, what a tale your thoughts could tell G (320003@1) Dm6/F Just like a paperback novel the kind that drugstores sell G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmWhen (022000@1)you reach the part where the heartaches come the hero would be me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) [Fill #2] But heroes often fail C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)you won't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take [Fill #3] G (320003@1) Dm6/F G (320003@1) Dm6/F [Fill #3] G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmI'd (022000@1)walk away like a movie star who gets burned in a three way script C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) [Fill #2] Enter number two C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmA (022000@1)movie queen to play the scene of bringing all the good things out in me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) [Fill #2] But for now love, let's be real C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) DI (xx0232@1)never thought I could act this way and I've got to say that I just don't get it C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) GI (320003@1)don't know where we went wrong but the feelin's gone and I just can't get it back G (Riff #1) G (320003@1) Dm6/F If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G (320003@1) Dm6/F Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmIn (022000@1)a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) [Fill #2] But stories always end C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmAnd (022000@1)if you read between the lines you'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) [Fill #2] The feelin's that you lack C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) DI (xx0232@1)never thought I could feel this way and I've got to say that I just don't get it C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) I don't know where we went wrong but the feelin's gone And I just can't get it back Ending: G (320003@1) Dm6/F (rit.) G (320003@1) |-----------------------------------------------------------------3---| |---------------------------------0-------0-------0---------------0---| |-----0-------2--0-----0------------------------------------------0---| |---0---0---4------0h2--------3-3-3\2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---0-----------0---| |---------------------------------------------------3---3-3-2-2-0-2---| |-3------3-----3----------1-------------------------------------------|